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28 Cards in this Set
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a wise saying
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adage
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sudden profit ($$$$) or large gain
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bonanza
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acting rudely
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churlish
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A FORTRESS that overlooks and protects a city
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citadel
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wo work with, work together
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collaborate
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issue an order
having the force of law |
decree
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lacking in harmony....bad sound
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discordant
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to change gradually, to rise to a higher level
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evolve
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a passage taken from a book
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excerpt
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to search blindly and ucertainly
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grope
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to float or hang suspended
helicopter |
hover
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to bump, shove, push,brush against
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jostle
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind
synonym - SLOWPOKES |
laggard
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applause or approval
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plaudits
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to make impossible, prevent
synonym - STOP |
preclude
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to return or go back to something
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revert
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broken stone or bricks
synonym - DEBRIS |
rubble
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acting in a slave like manner
synonym - SLAVISH |
servile
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a watch, especially at night
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vigil
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to quarrel noisily
synonym - BICKER |
wrangle
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we sat in th hospital room keeping a ________ until we heard from the doctor.
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vigil
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there was no excuse for the students ________ behavior toward him.
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churlish
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it is better to ______ with other students so you do not have to do all of the work yourself.
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collaborate
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The movie producers made a million dollars on the movie, it was a box office ________
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bonanza
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I had to ______my way through my room, because the lights wre off.
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grope
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Have you ever heard the old _______ "the early bird cathches the worm."
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adage
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It is important not to ______ the new baby puppy..you may injure him.
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jostle
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I was stationed at the ______ over looking the Capitol.
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citadel
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